Current Affairs Questions on 13, 14 September 2017 :
Which company launches iPhoneX Smartphone?
A. Samsung
B. IBM
C. Apple
D. Google
Answer: C
Explanation: US based tech giant Apple announced its latest flagship, the iPhone X Smartphone. In a spectacular display of technology built into super sleek devices, Apple on 12th September unveiled three new iPhones, as well as upgrades for the Apple Watch, Apple TV and Airpod wireless headphones. ....Check Detail Explanation at INDIA GK" App:tinyurl.com/IndiaGK

The 12-day-long Cauvery Maha Pushkaram is being celebrated in this state?
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra
D. Tamilnadu
Answer: D
Explanation: Thousands of devotees from various parts of the country sprinkled the holy water from the Cauvery at various bathing ghats along the course of the river in Thanjavur and Nagapattinam districts on the occasion of the Cauvery Maha Pushkaram on 12th September. ....Check Detail Explanation at INDIA GK" App:tinyurl.com/IndiaGK

Hindi day is celebrated on which day?
A. 14 November
B. 5 September
C. 2 October
D. 14 September
Answer: D
Explanation: Hindi day is being celebrated across the country on 14th September. It was on this day in 1949 that the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the country. President Ram Nath Kovind will give away Rajbhasha awards for the Year 2016-17 at a function in New Delhi. ....Check Detail Explanation at INDIA GK" App:tinyurl.com/IndiaGK

Which Indian-American was awarded with 2017 Balzan Prize recently?
A. Indira Jaising
B. Bhavani Prasad Panda
C. Faizan Mustafa
D. Bina Agarwal
Answer: D
Explanation: Two US scientists whose work has contributed to creating immunological treatments for cancer are among the winners of this year’s Balzan Prizes, recognising scholarly and scientific achievements. Another winner is economist Bina Agarwal, a professor at the University of Manchester, who was recognised in the gender studies category for her “heroic” work studying women’s contributions to agriculture in India. James Allison of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Robert Schreiber of the Washington University School of Medicine were cited for their work on antibody treatments that has increased the survival of patients with metastatic melanoma. The Balzan Foundation awards two prizes in the sciences and two in the humanities each year, rotating specialities to highlight new or emerging areas of research and sustain fields that might be overlooked elsewhere. Recipients receive 750,000 Swiss francs (Rs. 5 crore), half of which must be used for research, preferably by young scholars or scientists.